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Detaching Horses. No. 60,535, Patented Dec. 18, 18.66.

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IMPROVEMENT IN DEVIGE FOR DETAGHING HORSES FROM VEHICLES.

B. A. McCONN'AUGHEY, OF EW MARKET, "OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 60,533,- datedfpece ber 18, 1866.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY cowcnsm Be it known that I, B. A. MCGONNAUGHEY, of New Markenin the county of Highland, and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Devices for Detaching Horses from Vehicles; andl do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeiug had to the'accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

In the annexed drawings A A represents an ordinary pairof vehicle shafts, to which is attached a singletree, B. Passing around-the bottom, and bent up at each end of said single-tree, is a metallic bar, m, which bar has an opening, x, made at each end. 6 6 represent two springs placed upon the upper surface of the single tree and pivoted (as seen at z z) thereto. The outer ends of the said springs are so constructed as to pass into the openings, w,' of the bar, m, whilethe inner ends, which extend to near the centre of the single-tree, are slightly elevated. Directly under the raised portions of the springs, 6 la, is secured 'a curved spring, (1, the construction of which is somewhat similar to that of a common vehicle spring. a represents a lever, (having suitable supports,) which extends to the rear of the single-tree, and is provided with two prongs, by which means it is' connected to the inner ends of the springs, b 6. DD are wooden or metallic tugs, which are attached in any ordinary way,

to the ends of the traces, C C. These tugs are provided with a small groove, and are cutout slightly in their centres, so that shoulders are formed on the upper side. (See Figure 2.) These tugs fit snugly ,within the opening' formed at'the ends of the single-tree by the bar, m, andlare there tightly heldby the ends of the springs, 15' b, which lie within the openings heretofore described, and secured to the shoulders there formed. By elevating the end of the lever, a, the inner ends of the springs are forced down, throwing theouterends of said springs upwards, and allowing the tugs, D D, to pass from under without hindrance. In the ordinary usage, of my invention, a strap is connected to the end of lever a, and extends over the dash-board of the vehicle, so that-in case of the animal's running off he can be allowed to pass from the vehicle without danger to the occupants thereof.

I do not claim the springs 25 b, with under spring d, but what I do claim is, the tu'gs D D, connected to the end of the traces and fitting within the openings therefor provided, and held by the bar 711, when used in combination with the springs and lever a for detaching the horse, substantially as herein set forth.

As evidence that I claim the foregoing, I have herenntolset my hand in the presence of 'two witnesses.

' 1 B. A. MGGONNAUGHEY.

Witnesses:

H. P. BARBONE, JAMES EMItY. 

